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Monitoring a correctional mental health care system: the role of the mental health expert

โœ Scribed by Jeffrey L. Metzner

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2009
Tongue
English
Weight
108 KB
Volume
27
Category
Article
ISSN
0735-3936

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Abstract

Class action litigation has been instrumental in jail and prison reform over the past four decades. This article provides a very brief introduction underlying the legal basis for such litigation. It focuses on the role of the mental health expert in monitoring a correctional mental health care system as a result of class action litigation including issues related to selection of the expert, development of the remedial plan, and monitoring of the implementation of the remedial plan. The importance of policies and procedures and a quality improvement process is emphasized. Essential elements of the monitoring process, prior to and during the site assessment, are described. Inmates and correctional staff alike have benefited substantially from such litigation in the form of increased resources and positive changes in institutional culture. Copyright ยฉ 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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